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Africa Collection (page 2)

Africa, a continent of rich history and diverse landscapes

Background imageAfrica Collection: Map of the world according to Strabo

Map of the world according to Strabo 63 B.C

Background imageAfrica Collection: Africa Political Map

Africa Political Map
Antique illustration of a Africa Political Map from 1893

Background imageAfrica Collection: The Victoria Falls

The Victoria Falls
circa 1961: A view of The Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River at Bulawayo discovered by David Livingstone in 1855. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAfrica Collection: Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia

Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia
Known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, the " smoke that thunders", the falls are situated on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe

Background imageAfrica Collection: Zambezi River view with the spray from Victoria Falls in the distance. Livingstone. Zambia

Zambezi River view with the spray from Victoria Falls in the distance. Livingstone. Zambia

Background imageAfrica Collection: Mursi tribe

Mursi tribe
Africa, Ethiopia, Debub Omo Zone, woman of the Mursi tribe. A nomadic cattle herder ethnic group located in Southern Ethiopia, close to the Sudanese border. Two Mursi men with bodypaint

Background imageAfrica Collection: Earth

Earth. Satellite image of the Earth, centred on Antarctica. The South Pole is at centre. Water is blue, vegetation is green, arid areas are brown, and snow and ice are white

Background imageAfrica Collection: Barbary Pirates threatening US commander Stephen Decatur

Barbary Pirates threatening US commander Stephen Decatur
Commodore Stephen Decaturs life saved in a shipboard battle off Algeria. Color lithograph

Background imageAfrica Collection: Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) Sabyinyo Group, Silverback in meadow

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) Sabyinyo Group, Silverback in meadow, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, East Africa

Background imageAfrica Collection: RF - Lions (Panthera leo) - two brothers patrolling territorial boundary

RF - Lions (Panthera leo) - two brothers patrolling territorial boundary. Short grass plains on the border of Serengeti / Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) near Ndutu, Tanzania

Background imageAfrica Collection: School of Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) forming circle in open water off the wall

School of Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) forming circle in open water off the wall at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed Marine Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Background imageAfrica Collection: City map of Alexandria, Egypt, lithograph, published in 1897

City map of Alexandria, Egypt, lithograph, published in 1897
City map of Alexandria, Egypt. Lithograph, published in 1897

Background imageAfrica Collection: Hissing leopard on a tree in Namibia

Hissing leopard on a tree in Namibia
A leopard shows its teeth while sitting on a tree

Background imageAfrica Collection: Map of Egypt

Map of Egypt
Illustration of a Map of Egypt

Background imageAfrica Collection: African people

African people
Antique illustration of a African people

Background imageAfrica Collection: Africa, Zulu shield

Africa, Zulu shield

Background imageAfrica Collection: Sunset at the Pyramids, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Sunset at the Pyramids, Giza, Cairo, Egypt
A sunset from the Pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Background imageAfrica Collection: MAP OF AFRICA from the 1595 edition of Abraham Ortelius atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

MAP OF AFRICA from the 1595 edition of Abraham Ortelius atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
MAP OF AFRICA from the 1595 edition of Abraham Ortelius atlas " Theatrum Orbis Terrarum."

Background imageAfrica Collection: Continental drift, 100 million years ago

Continental drift, 100 million years ago. Map of the Earth showing the continents some 100 million years after the start of the break-up of the ancient supercontinent of Pangea

Background imageAfrica Collection: Pyramids along the Nile

Pyramids along the Nile
Pyramids at Gizeh, with dhows on the Nile River in Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrica Collection: Egyptian deities separating night and day

Egyptian deities separating night and day
Ancient Egyptian deities Shu separating Sibu and Nuit. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a painting on a mummy-case

Background imageAfrica Collection: EXPL2A-00139

EXPL2A-00139
Timbuktu in Africa, as drawn by Rene-Auguste Caillie, the first European visitor, 1828. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of Caillies illustration

Background imageAfrica Collection: Ground Hornbills passing food Kenya

Ground Hornbills passing food Kenya

Background imageAfrica Collection: Animation Cel from Michel Ocelots Kirikou et la Sorciere (1998)

Animation Cel from Michel Ocelots Kirikou et la Sorciere (1998)

Background imageAfrica Collection: African lion (Panthera leo) portrait, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

African lion (Panthera leo) portrait, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Background imageAfrica Collection: The colourful town of Chefchaoeun, Morocco

The colourful town of Chefchaoeun, Morocco
Typical blue painted street with steps in Chefchauen, Morocco, North Africa

Background imageAfrica Collection: Historic city map of Beirut, Lebanon, wood engraving, published 1897

Historic city map of Beirut, Lebanon, wood engraving, published 1897
Historic city map of Beirut - capital and largest city of Lebanon. Wood engraving, published in 1897

Background imageAfrica Collection: Sunset View of City Council Building and Hillbrow Tower (JG Strijdom Tower), Johannesburg

Sunset View of City Council Building and Hillbrow Tower (JG Strijdom Tower), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
City of Johannesburg is considered Africas economic powerhouse, and contentiously as a modern and prosperous African city

Background imageAfrica Collection: Kenya-Animals-Mara-Serengeti-Wonder

Kenya-Animals-Mara-Serengeti-Wonder
Wilderbeast are pictured in the Msai Mara, approximately 400 kilometres southwest of Nairobi, in this 24, November 2006 photo

Background imageAfrica Collection: Kilimanjaro Sunrise, Africa

Kilimanjaro Sunrise, Africa
Sunrise as seen from the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa

Background imageAfrica Collection: Cantino planisphere by Alberto Cantino, 1502

Cantino planisphere by Alberto Cantino, 1502
Cartography, 16th century. Cantino planisphere, by Alberto Cantino, 1502

Background imageAfrica Collection: MOUNT KILIMANJARO, 1884. Mount Kilimanjaro and its highest peak, Kibo, the highest point in Africa

MOUNT KILIMANJARO, 1884. Mount Kilimanjaro and its highest peak, Kibo, the highest point in Africa. Wood engraving, English, 1884

Background imageAfrica Collection: NINA: WORLD MAP, 1500. World map, 1500, of Juan de la Cosa, navigator on the Nina on Christopher

NINA: WORLD MAP, 1500. World map, 1500, of Juan de la Cosa, navigator on the Nina on Christopher Columbus second voyage of 1493-94

Background imageAfrica Collection: Angora goat

Angora goat buck (Capra sp.) used for breeding. Photographed in Karoo, South Africa

Background imageAfrica Collection: Earth from space

Earth from space. Computer artwork of a gibbous Earth, seen from space

Background imageAfrica Collection: Homeric cosmogony

Homeric cosmogony. Map of the Earth based on the myths and knowledge of the Ancient Greeks at the time of Homer (1st or 2nd millennium BC)

Background imageAfrica Collection: 17th Century nautical map of the Atlantic

17th Century nautical map of the Atlantic Ocean. Historical portolan chart showing the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent continents

Background imageAfrica Collection: Sun-god Ra on his daily journey, ancient Egypt

Sun-god Ra on his daily journey, ancient Egypt
Sun-god Ra embarking for his daily journey through Egypt. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of ancient Egyptian art

Background imageAfrica Collection: Roman Empire, circa 200 AD

Roman Empire, circa 200 AD
Map of the Roman Empire in the third century. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrica Collection: Dunes in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia

Dunes in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia
Desert scenery with massive dunes and a lone tree in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia

Background imageAfrica Collection: Dunes in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia

Dunes in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia
Desert scenery with massive dunes and a few trees in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia

Background imageAfrica Collection: African wild dog illustration 1888

African wild dog illustration 1888
Illustrated Natural History of the Three Kingdoms Illustrierte Naturgeschichte der drei Reiche Franz StrAÔé¼ssles - Wilhelm Nitzschke, Stuttgart 1888

Background imageAfrica Collection: aRDVARK. The Ethiopian aardvark. Wood engraving, 1876

aRDVARK. The Ethiopian aardvark. Wood engraving, 1876

Background imageAfrica Collection: Footprints and skeleton of Lucy

Footprints and skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis). The fossilised bones of the A. afarensis specimen known as Lucy are superimposed over footprints made by the same species. A

Background imageAfrica Collection: Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls
Livingstone, Zambia

Background imageAfrica Collection: Sunrise on the Crater Rim of Kibo Peak

Sunrise on the Crater Rim of Kibo Peak
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Background imageAfrica Collection: Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) adult pair, hugging (captive)

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) adult pair, hugging (captive)

Background imageAfrica Collection: Domestic Goat, flock, browsing in Argan (Argania spinosa) tree, near Essaouira, Morocco, february

Domestic Goat, flock, browsing in Argan (Argania spinosa) tree, near Essaouira, Morocco, february



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Africa, a continent of rich history and diverse landscapes. From the ancient Al-Idrisis world map in 1154 to the modern Africa Political Map, this land has witnessed countless changes over time. Babar, king of the elephants, and Celeste playing tennis at Celesteville remind us of the enchanting stories that have emerged from this vibrant continent. In Ice Cold In Alex (1958), we catch a glimpse of Africa's cinematic allure. But beyond its cultural contributions, it also holds geological significance with continental drift shaping its landscape over 250 million years. The stunning image of Gemsbok gracefully navigating Namibia's sand dunes showcases the remarkable wildlife found on this vast land. And who can forget the breathtaking Mount Kilimanjaro Sunset? A sight that leaves visitors in awe. Even from space, Africa captivates our attention as seen in Apollo 17's photograph capturing the whole earth. The White pelicans at Walvis Bay in Namibia add to its natural beauty and diversity. Let us not forget Africa's historical context as depicted by the British Empire world map from the 19th century. It serves as a reminder of colonialism's impact on this great continent. Africa is more than just a place; it is an intricate tapestry woven with tales of triumphs and struggles, captivating landscapes, and diverse cultures. This caption only scratches the surface of what makes Africa truly special – an ever-evolving mosaic waiting to be explored and understood by all who seek its treasures.